Editing Checkers (section)

====King {{anchor|King|king}}====
[[File: Problème Jeu de dames SR.gif|right|thumb|A game in international draughts (10×10 board), featuring a flying king (the move "Les Blancs prennent 6 pions...")]]

When a man reaches the farthest row forward, known as the ''kings row'' or ''crown head'', it becomes a ''king''. It is marked by placing an additional piece on top of, or ''crowning'', the first man. The king has additional powers, namely the ability to move any amount of squares at a time (in international checkers), move backwards and, in variants where men cannot already do so, capture backwards. Like a man, a king can make successive jumps in a single turn, provided that each jump captures an enemy piece.

In international draughts, kings (also called ''flying kings'') move any distance. They may capture an opposing man any distance away by jumping to any of the unoccupied squares immediately beyond it. Because jumped pieces remain on the board until the turn is complete, it is possible to reach a position in a multi-jump move where the flying king is blocked from capturing further by a piece already jumped.

Flying kings are not used in American checkers; a king's only advantage over a man is the additional ability to move and capture backwards.